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Edwin Boyd Alderson Jr. (1940–2017)
Edwin Alderson Jr. became a prominent lawyer, jurist, and businessman in Arkansas in the late twentieth centur...
"Helena. The Murderer of Constable Blount Killed by a Posse" newspaper clipping
Wyatt Ames (Lynching of)
On October 15 or 16, 1883, an African-American man named Wyatt Ames was shot to death near Lexington (some rep...
Pernella Anderson (1903–1980)
Pernella Mae Center Anderson of El Dorado (Union County) was one of Arkansas’s two African-American intervie...
Autographed photograph of white man smiling in suit and tie with flag behind him
Beryl Franklin Anthony Jr. (1938–2025)
Beryl Franklin Anthony Jr. was a long-time Arkansas public servant and an alumnus of the University of Arkansa...
Building labeled "Education Center" with covered drive through entrance and oil derrick
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources houses exhibits that tell the story of oil and bromine production in...
"Klansmen go to Stuttgart" newspaper clipping
Arkansas Traveller [Ku Klux Klan Newspaper]
The Arkansas Traveller was a weekly Ku Klux Klan (KKK) newspaper published in El Dorado (Union County) and Lit...
Jerry Atkins (Lynching of)
Jerry Atkins, a black man, was murdered in Union County on November 21, 1865, for having allegedly murdered tw...
O. C. Bailey (1894–1967)
aka: Olin Cavanaugh Bailey
Olin Cavanaugh Bailey of El Dorado (Union County) was a leader in t...
Older white man wearing glasses in suit and tie signing a piece of paper with a pencil
Thomas Harry Barton (1881–1960)
Colonel Thomas H. Barton, a pioneer El Dorado (Union County) oilman and philanthropist, launched his small Lio...
African-American woman wearing dark colored dress with double strain shell necklace
Daisy Lee Gatson Bates (1914?–1999)
Daisy Lee Gatson Bates was a mentor to the Little Rock Nine, the African American students who integrated Cent...
"Murderer caught" newspaper clipping
Rush Bennett (Execution of)
Rush Bennett was hanged in El Dorado (Union County) on February 4, 1881, for the murder of a former employer t...
African-American woman smiling in sleeveless black dress
ReShonda Tate Billingsley (1969–)
ReShonda Tate Billingsley is a journalist, public speaker, publisher, editor, ghostwriter, and producer; howev...
Book cover featuring a lake and two black swans
Black Swan Historical Romance Series
The Black Swan series is a trilogy of historical romance novels written by author Carolyn Brown, perhaps best ...
white man in evening dress smiling while holding saw and egg
J. B. Bobo (1910–1996)
With such a colorful name, it is small wonder that magician J. B. Bobo is known throughout the world. Adults a...
"Negro is lynched in Union County" newspaper clipping
Ed Brock (Lynching of)
On August 10, 1923, a young African-American teamster named Ed Brock was lynched at Murphyville in Union Count...
African-American man in St. Louis Cardinals uniform
Lou Brock (1939–2020)
aka: Louis Clark Brock
Louis Clark (Lou) Brock, a member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fa...
informational graphic depicting atomic structure of bromine
Bromine
Bromine (chemical symbol Br) is a highly corrosive, reddish-brown, volatile element found in liquid form. Brom...
"Mister investor the one big investment opportunity is now within your grasp" newspaper clipping
Samuel Thompson Busey (1867–1962)
Samuel Thompson Busey was a 1920s oil speculator and promoter of the Arkansas oil industry. While originally t...
Underside of concrete bridge with steel trusses
Calion (Union County)
Calion is a second-class city in the northern part of Union County, on Highway 167 and on the south bank of th...
Older African-American man in military uniform featuring medals with flags behind him
John L. Canley (1937–2022)
John L. Canley was a retired U.S. Marine sergeant belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic service in t...
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Champagnolle (Union County)
Champagnolle, located on a bluff on the west bank of the Ouachita River, was an important early 1800s shipping...
Young white man in collared shirt
Floyd Cramer (1933–1997)
Pianist Floyd Cramer was one of the creators of what became known as the “Nashville sound,” a styl...
White woman with curly hair wearing waders and holding a camera with telephoto lens in a swamp
Thase Christine Ferguson Daniel (1907–1990)
Thase Christine Ferguson Daniel of El Dorado (Union County) was an internationally known nature and wildlife p...
Stone monument with engraved plaque inside iron fence
Dual State Monument
aka: Donaghey Monument
aka: Donaghey State Park
The Dual State Monument, also known as the Donaghey Monument, was b...
Bald white man with glasses and beard in suit and tie
Ernest Clifton (Ernie) Dumas (1937–)
Ernie Dumas was the dean of the Arkansas political press corps for most of the second half of the twentieth c...
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Ronnie Gene Dunn (1953–)
With a slew of chart-topping singles to his credit as half of the duo Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie Gene Dunn esta...
Eat Thy Bread with Joy
Eat Thy Bread with Joy is a 1960 novella written by Mayme Hollensworth and published by Exposition Press of Ne...
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El Dorado (Union County)
El Dorado is the county seat of Union County in south central Arkansas and a center for oil production and ref...
Statue of soldier on top of stone canopy with statue of birds in a well under it
El Dorado Confederate Monument
The El Dorado Confederate Monument is a sculpture erected in 1910 by the Henry G. Bunn Chapter of the United D...
El Dorado Female Institute
Beginning operations in the 1840s, the El Dorado Female Institute was the first institution of education for w...
Brick gymnasium building with rounded roof and skylight
El Dorado High School Gym
The El Dorado High School Gym, located at 300 South West Avenue on South Arkansas College’s West Campus at E...
Colored drawing of a three-story red brick building with curved driveway and trees
El Dorado Junior College
El Dorado Junior College was a public junior college open from 1928 to 1942 in El Dorado (Union County). Opera...